By Andy Klein November 22, 2001

David Grisman and Jerry Garcia met as young folk-roots fans-cum-musicians attending a Bill Monroe concert in 1964. Garcia, as you may have heard, went on to form the Grateful Dead; when the Dead began to incorporate more country elements into their music, they used mandolin ace Grisman memorably on their fifth (and arguably... More >>>

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Nobuhanu Komoriya

Cherry Garcia: Jerry (right) and David Grisman in better days. Garcia died at the unripe, young age of 53, but Grateful Dawg never mentions what ultimately caused his death.